31 Indoor Plants You Can Grow from Cuttings

Discover the names of 30+ most famous Indoor Plants You Can Grow from Cuttings easily. This way, you can have them as many as you want!

Buying houseplants is expensive, but here’s good news–you can save your money by propagating these Indoor Plants You Can Grow from Cuttings at home for yourself and your friends. If you own any of these plants, just follow the directions given below. Even if you don’t have any of these, you can borrow a cutting from your neighbors or known persons.

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Indoor Plants You Can Grow from Cuttings

1. Philodendron

Botanical Name: Philodendron

Snip off the stem and place the cutting in a glass of clean water. When a good network of roots establishes, the cutting is ready to accommodate in a pot filled with potting soil. You can also start philodendron cuttings in soil, the similar way.

Check out our article on growing Philodendron here

2. Tradescantia

Botanical Name: Tradescantia

You can easily propagate the plants from the Tradescantia genus by simply cutting off a branch and submerging it in water or potting medium. It will form roots in 2-4 weeks.

Here are the best tradescantia varieties you can grow

3. Umbrella Tree

Botanical Name: Schefflera

Indoor schefflera varieties can be multiplied from stem cuttings. Plant them 1-2 inches deep in potting mix and set the pot in a bright, humid spot.

Here’s all you need to know about growing the schefflera plant

4. African Violets

Botanical Name: Saintpaulia

Just cut a healthy stem from the plant and dip its tip in the rooting hormone. Put it an inch deep in the pot filled with potting mix and wait for the new plant to develop.

Check out our article on growing African Violets here

5. Snake Plant

Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata

You can multiply your favorite variety of the snake plant from pups or leaf cuttings. It’s easy!

Here’s all the information you need on growing Snake Plant

6. Prayer Plant

Botanical Name: Maranta leuconeura

You can grow it from stem cuttings without any difficulty. Remove cuttings just below the nodes closer to the bottom of the stems and put them in a potting mix.

7. Croton

Botanical Name: Codiaeum

To propagate croton from cutting, select a 3-4 inches long stem with at least three sets of leaves. Place the stem in a pot filled with a lightweight potting mix or water. You can also cut a leaf with some part of the stem attached and propagate it in water.

Check out the best croton varieties you can grow here

8. Jade Plant

Botanical Name: Crassula ovata

Multiply this good luck plant by cutting 4-5 inches size stems and propagate them in a pot filled with well-draining succulent mix or water.

Here’s everything you need to know about growing jade plant

9. Geraniums

Botanical Name: Pelargonium

Use sharp shear to cut above the node or a swollen part of the stem that is 4-5 inches of size with some top leaves attached and place it in a pot filled with a potting mix.

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10. Begonia

Botanical Name: Begoniaceae

For propagation from stem cuttings, take a 4-inches stem and place it in a glass of water or a pot of soil. The roots will emerge in 4-5 weeks.

To propagate from a single leaf cutting, cut a mature leaf where it meets the stem and bury the petiole.

Here are some of the best Begonia varieties you can grow

11. English Ivy

Botanical Name: Hedera helix

Cut off a stem of English Ivy that has at least two sets of leaves. Dip the end part in the rooting hormone and push it in a pot filled with soil or place it in a glass of water.

Check out our article on growing English Ivy here

12. Hoya

Botanical Name: Hoya spp

Cut a 3-5 inches long stem with at least two leaves. You can plant this in a glass of water till roots develop around 2-3 inches long.

You can also place the cuttings in a pot filled with three parts perlite, three parts coco-peat, and 1 part vermiculite.

13. Black-Eyed Susan Vine

Botanical Name: Thunbergia alata

Take 6-8 inches long stem with lower leaves removed and root it in a glass filled with fresh water. When you notice new roots, transplant it to a pot full of potting mix.

14. String of Nickels

Botanical Name: Dischidia nummularia

You can propagate it through short stem cuttings by placing them on damp sphagnum moss. When the segments grow roots, transfer them to a pot filled with orchid bark mix.

15. Wax Ivy

Botanical Name: Senecio macroglossus

Take 4-6 inches long cuttings during the growing season from early spring to fall and place them in a pot filled with sandy soil.

Here are some of the gorgeous Senecio varieties you can grow

16. Arrowhead Vine

Botanical Name: Syngonium podophyllum

You can grow this elegant climber from cuttings by taking any part of the stem with a set of leaves.

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17. String of Pearls

Botanical Name: Senecio rowleyanus

You can easily propagate it from stem cuttings and transplant it in potting soil. Maintain the slight moisture of the soil, and it will root rapidly.

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18. Grape Ivy

Botanical Name: Cissus rhombifolia

Snip off a 4-6 inches long cutting with 2-3 leaf nodes below the terminal bud. Dip it in a rooting hormone and place the cutting in a pot.

19. Creeping Fig

Botanical Name: Ficus pumila

Take cuttings of this lovely plant during warm weather and propagate it as usual.

20. ZZ Plant

Botanical Name: Zamioculcas zamiifolia

You can divide the ZZ plant or grow them by stem cuttings.

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21. Chinese Money Plant

Botanical Name: Pilea peperomioides

As the plant produces new ones on its own, so it does all the work for you! When it grows babies in the bottom of the pot, you can take them out to plant in new pots!

Here is everything you need to know about growing Chinese money plant

22. String of Bananas

Botanical Name: Senecio radicans

Propagating it is as same as Strings of Pearls, i.e., by stem cuttings. Transplant them in potting soil and keep it moist all the time.

23. Fiddle Leaf Fig

Botanical Name: Ficus lyrata

Take a cutting with 2-3 leaves attached and put it in a vase of water. The roots will emerge in 3-4 weeks, and then you can transplant it in a pot or keep it in a vase.

Check out our article on growing fiddle leaf fig here

24. Dumb Cane

Botanical Name: Dieffenbachia

Take 5-6 inches long stem section from the plant, remove any lower leaves, dip the cut end in rooting hormone and plant it in soil.

Here’s everything you need to know about growing dumb cane

25. Ti Plant

Botanical Name: Cordyline fruticosa

Take 3-4 inches long cuttings from the plant and put them in a pot filled with half sand and half perlite. Place the pot where it gets bright indirect light.

26. Split Leaf Plant

Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosa

To learn how to propagate monstera in water, check out this tutorial here.

27. Rubber Tree

Botanical Name: Ficus elastica

Growing rubber tree from the cutting is an easy task. 4-6 inches of stem cutting, rooting hormone, and well-draining potting soil is all you need to grow it.

Check out our article on growing Rubber Tree here

28. Silver Dollar Vine

Botanical Name: Xerosicyos danguyi

Using a sharp shear or fingernail, remove a healthy leaf from the plant and allow the end to heal. Lay the leaf on a pot filled with a succulent mix. It’ll root in 4-6 weeks.

29. Dragon Tree

Botanical Name: Dracaena marginata

Cut a healthy stem, measuring 6 inches from this houseplant and dip it in a rooting hormone. You can plant it directly in soil at a spot that gets indirect sunlight.

Here are some of the best Dracaena varieties you can grow

30. Weeping Fig

Botanical Name: Ficus benjamina

Cut a 5-6 inches long stem from a healthy branch and plant it in potting soil and cover the cutting with a plastic bag to expedite the process. Place where it gets mild sun.

31. Pothos

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum

Propagating pothos from cutting is quite easy! Just choose a healthy stem of the plant and cut 4-6 inches below the root node. You can grow it both in soil and water.

Here’s everything you need about propagating pothos